Crotalus oreganus

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iCrotalus oreganus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Subfamily:	Crotalinae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. oreganus
Subspecies:	C. o. oreganus

Trinomial name

Crotalus oreganus
Holbrook, 1840

Synonyms

Crotalus oreganus - Holbrook, 1840
Crotalus oregonus - Holbrook, 1842
Crotalus lucifer - Baird & Girard, 1852
C[rotalus]. adamanteus var. lucifer - Jan, 1863
C[audisona]. lucifer - Cope, 1867
Crotalus hallowelli - Cooper In Cronise, 1868
Crotalus confluentus var. lucifer - Cope, 1883
[Crotalus oreganus] Var. lucifer - Garman, 1884
Crotalus confluentus lucifer - Cope, 1892
Crotalus oreganus - Van Denburgh, 1898
Crotalus oreganus niger - Kallert, 1927 (Nomen nudum)
Crotalus confluentus oreganus - Amaral, 1929
Crotalus viridis oreganus - Klauber, 1936^[1]

Common names: western rattlesnake, northern Pacific rattlesnake.^[2]

Crotalus oreganus is a venomous rattlesnake species found in the western United States. Seven subspecies are currently recognized, including the typical form described here.^[2]

1 Geographic range
2 Subspecies
3 See also
4 Cited references
5 External links

[edit] Geographic range

The type locality is described as "... banks of the Oregon and Columbia River ... in the Oregon territory."^[1]

[edit] Subspecies

Subspecies^[2]	Authority^[2]	Common name^[2]
C. o. abyssus	Klauber, 1930	Grand Canyon rattlesnake
C. o. caliginis	Klauber, 1949	Coronado Island rattlesnake^[3]
C. o. cerberus	(Coues In Wheeler, 1875)	Arizona black rattlesnake
C. o. concolor	Woodbury, 1929	Midget faded rattlesnake
C. o. helleri	Meek, 1905	Southern Pacific rattlesnake
C. o. lutosus	Klauber, 1930	Great Basin rattlesnake
C. o. oreganus	Holbrook, 1840	Northern Pacific rattlesnake